8 years ago
Westar Energy is inspecting power lines using specially equipped helicopters to fly along sections of the transmission system. According to the company, the helicopters will fly low to capture images of selected transmission lines and substations. The images will help identify areas that may need maintenance and create a more modern record of the transmission system. The ...

8 years ago
The Downtown Streetscape Project and waterline replacement project on Santa Fe Avenue will begin on Monday. According to the City of Salina, to celebrate the kickoff of these projects, the City Manager, City Commission, Salina 2020, Salina Downtown Inc., the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, and Smoky Hill Construction, will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at the ...

8 years ago
A visible sign that work on the KU School of Medicine-Salina is progressing literally appeared this week. The sign for the new facility was installed. A vacant downtown property has been under renovation since the fall of 2016, and will become the new home of the KU School of Medicine Salina Campus. The University of Kansas and ...

8 years ago
Twenty-seven Northern Kansas residents will be recognized at the Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland Annual Meeting and Recognition Breakfast  on Saturday with special awards from  for their extraordinary service as volunteers. According to the organization, every day Girl Scout volunteers are helping girls blossom into their true potential by providing the environment they need to pursue ...

8 years ago
Police are investigating a damage to property case after someone dented a vehicle in central Salina. Police say the owner parked her 2011 Nissan Altima on the street in the 1900 block of Roach on Tuesday evening and discovered damage to the hood Wednesday morning as she came out to leave for work. Authorities say the hood ...

8 years ago
Kansas lawmakers are trying to limit the state supreme court's role in education funding. The Kansas House Judiciary Committee yesterday advanced a measure calling for a constitutional amendment to remove the power of the Kansas Supreme Court to rule on the adequacy of education funding and place that responsibility only on the legislature. The constitutional amendment would ...

8 years ago
The Salina Animal Shelter is putting to good use a recent $175,000 donation from the Petco Foundation. Salina Animal Shelter Animal Services Manager Vanessa Cowie joined Rocking M Media/KSAL News Director Todd Pittenger for a chat on Salina Media Connection's “Your City in Action”. The Salina public affairs program is produced by Dean Klenda, hosted by ...

8 years ago
One of the most recognizable vehicles in the world will make a stop in Salina later this week. The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is coming to town Dillon's Corporate Affairs Manager Sheila Lowrie tells KSAL News several of her stores will be hosting the iconic vehicle. The Wienermobile will be in Salina on Friday and Saturday, and ...

8 years ago
A Chinese scientist was sentenced Wednesday to a little over 10 years in prison in a federal prison for conspiring to steal samples of a variety of rice seeds Ventria Bioscience, a biopharmaceutical research facility in Junction City. “Ventria invested years of research and tens of millions of dollars to create a new and beneficial product,” ...

8 years ago
A Kansas City area musician will highlight First Friday events in Salina later this week. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, on Friday, April 6th, programming kicks off with First Friday visual arts events downtown at The Flower Nook, 204 and 208 E. Iron Avenue, with four simultaneous events: an exhibit by Karen Holiday, BYOA (Bring ...

8 years ago
A Salina man is finally behind bars after he had been hospitalized when he fell through his ex-girlfriend's roof last week, however, then escaping custody at the hospital before authorities were able to capture him later Tuesday night. 25-year-old Tyler Berkamp had been in the hospital since he sustained injuries after he fell out of the ...